The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Combing Syrian desert for ISIS | Two regime forces members killed in explosion

SOHR activists have reported death of two members of the regime forces due to an IED in a car that was carrying them to Meadan area at Deir Ezzor-Al-Raqqa Road while Russian fighters have carried out ten attacks of ISIS in west Deir Ezzor desert.

Since 24th of March 2019, SOHR has documented the killing of at least 1,560 regime soldiers and loyalists of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, including at least two Russians, and 153 Iranian-backed militiamen of non-Syrian nationalities. All were killed in attacks, bombings and ambushes by the “Islamic State”, west of Euphrates in the deserts of Deir Ezzor, al-Raqqah, Homs, al-Suwaidaa, Hama and Aleppo.

Also, four civilians working in gas fields, tens of shepherds and other civilians were killed and documented by SOHR in the same period, from late March 2019 until today. They were killed in attacks by ISIS cells. While 936 ISIS members were also killed in attacks and bombardment in the same period.